Sk 5 phonosuper radio and turntable, dieter rams and hans gugelot. Hans gugelot, dieter rams, sk61, braun 1961 works of design. Sk 4 record player by dieter rams and hans gugelot, 1956 image. Gugelot, a teacher at the ulm school of design hfg in ulm, germany, brought his functionalist aesthetic and mastery of manufacture. In that spirit, this monograph is as little book as possible. Sold with original invoice, instruction manual, braun catalog and a. Signed with printed manufacturers mark to underside. Dieter rams born 20 may 1932 in wiesbaden, hessen is a german industrial designer and retired academic closely associated with the consumer products company braun, the furniture company vits. Dieter rams has rationally formulated the true challenges and. As head of design at braun, the german consumer electronics manufacturer, dieter rams 1932 emerged as one of the most influential industrial designers of the late 20th century by defining an elegant, legible, yet rigorous visual language for its products. The construction of the sides is similar to the gseries but the housing is of dominant sheet metal which allowed a cheap production. Research 59 dieter rams prices and auction results in furniture.
It is a musthave book for anyone interested in rams work, his legacy, and his ideas about how to live. In 1934, the gugelot family moved to davos, switzerland for hans s fathers job as a physician. Photographer philip sinden has completed a series of environmental portraits and images of the home of legendary industrial designer, dieter rams. Dieter rams online shop buy vintage dieter rams design. Dieter rams was born in wiesbaden, germany, in 1932. Their support and efforts have helped create this book. Rt 20 radio with l 4801 speaker and others, part of the braun archive. Prompted by an eagleeyed friend, rams applied for a job at the german. Braun atelier 181 l1 dieter rams hans gugelot radiogram radio record player box. Should one want a single book about this important desingner, dieter rams.
Back in the late 1970s, dieter rams was becoming increasingly concerned by the state of the world around him an impenetrable confusion of forms, colours and noises. In dialogue with dieter rams erik mattie 22 in japanese there is a. It is a clear, comprehensive and beautiful presentation of dieter rams life and his work. As little design as possible phaidon by the british design historian sophie lovell, traces mr. See more ideas about dieter rams, dieter rams design and braun dieter rams. The pareddown designs he created during his careerspanning tenure at the german electronics company, braun, began with his wallmounted 606 universal shelving system intended for the companys new, modern offices. Braun pkg 57 radiophonokombi, hans gugelot, 1950s for. Dieter rams may have just celebrated his 79th birthday but he is still as passionate as ever about design and architecture as he was when starting out at german manufacturer braun back in.
Research 57 dieter rams prices and auction results in furniture. Braun atelier 181 l1 dieter rams hans gugelot radiogram radio record. Braun sk 42 record player by hans hugelot and dieter rams. Items similar to braun pkg 57 radiophonokombi, hans gugelot, 1950s view more atelier 3 radio by dieter rams for braun, 1961 braun analogue audio system, dieter rams, 1975. As little design as possible book not many if any designers can lay claim to a body of work so far reaching that it has touched the lives of even those who have absolutely no idea who they are, let alone influenced virtually every contemporary. Rams arrived, he had forged a collaboration with the ulm design school, run by the gifted designer, hans gugelot. Dieter rams as little design as possible wallpaper. After hitting what one could call a design block in creating a new generation of lowcost radiograms, braun designers fritz eichler and dieter rams called on hans gugelot for assistance. He quickly became involved in product design famously adding the clear perspex lid to the sk4 radiogram in 1956 and was appointed head of design at braun from 1961 to 1995. Dieter rams and hans gugelot, sk 5 phonosuper radiogram. To my knowledge, this phaidon volume is the most comprehensive and detailed. Braun rt 20 dieter rams design tube radio hans gugelot tabletop vintage bauhaus.
Gary hustwits dieter rams documentary is finally here. Dieter rams, hans gugelot sk 5 phonosuper radiogram with. Hans gugelot dieter rams grafik design graphic design design book book design. Timeless design modern design dieter rams design braun dieter rams mish mash consumer products furniture companies vintage books innovation design. Old cameras, vintage cameras, camera gear, film camera, little designs. Aware that he was a significant contributor to that world, he asked himself an important question. He quickly became involved in product design famously adding the clear perspex lid to the sk4 phonogram in 1956 and was appointed head of design at braun from 1961 to 1995. Timeless design modern design dieter rams design braun dieter rams mish mash consumer products furniture companies vintage books innovation design dieter rams born 1932 and hans gugelot 19201965 sk55 phonosuperdesigned 1963for braun ag, stamped sk 55, tagged on undersideheight 9 34in 24. Unfollow dieter rams braun to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Hans gugelot 19201965 was an indonesianborn, german engineer and industrial designer known for his modernist consumer products. Designed by hans hugelot, dieter rams and wilhelm wagenfeld record player for braun ab in 1956 as the phonosuper sk 4.
This list includes some of the most able and talented people in the field of german design, among them dieter rams, hans gugelot, and otl aicher. Dieter rams s early awards for carpentry led to him training as an architect as germany was rebuilt in the early 1950s. The foil atop each previous model had been manufactured by perforation, that is to say, punching holes into a solid sheet. Find great deals on ebay for dieter rams braun and dieter rams radio. Phonosuper sk 4 deconstructing product design book. Braun ag, frankfurt the sk 4 has a key position in the reformation of braun. Most of all, good design is as little design as possible. Five copies of new dieter rams monograph to be won dezeen. Wagner german and english edition by klaus klemp, dieter rams, et al. And i would even go as far as to describe this as inhumane.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. He completed his early education in laren and hilversum, north holland. Jun 04, 2011 good design is unobtrusive, honest, durable, thorough, and concerned with the environment. How dieter rams made braun look cool the new york times. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. From wright, dieter rams, hans gugelot, sk 5 phonosuper radiogram with rare external snow white speaker 1958, enameled steel, ash, acrylic, enameled alum. Rams s evolution as a designer with a lessismore philosophy. Together they created many industry standards, including the sk4 radio and record player 1956, atelier 1 hifi system and l1 loud speakers, audio 1. With his less, but better philosophy, dieter rams is one of the most influential designers to emerge in the 20th century. Rams became a protege of the ulm school of design successor to the bauhaus luminaries hans gugelot, fritz eichler and otl aicher. The cover is cleverly embossed with a texture reminiscent of a braun razor.
Several books about braun design and dieter rams have appeared in recent years. The man who all but invented consumer product design as we know it today. For a rams fan like me, this book is the ultimate, with every product put. New listing braun sk 55 dieter rams snow coffin hans gugelot radiogram radio record player. Braun neue gerate, max braun, 1957, frankfurt photobooks. Schwartz describes the early, pioneering work of new yorker saul marantz, who, unsatisfied with his domestic radio, removed the wireless from. This was a newstyle radiophonocombination, designed by hans gugelot and young dieter rams, who added the perspex hood, which reminded gugelot of the fairy tale snow whites coffin. Steel frame painted with wooden backsides and plexiglass cover nicknamed snow whites coffin. It is no longer a furniture for sound but changes to a sort of fine mechanical character. Housing and base with shelf in light wood, turntable with sliding glass cover. Dieter rams radios for braun dieter rams, dieter rams. Dieter rams, hans gugelot radiophonograph model sk 410 1956 not on view nicknamed snow whites coffin on account of its white metal casing and transparent lid, this product has an elemental look that redefined the typology of domestic audio equipment. Braun pkg 57 radiophonokombi, hans gugelot, 1950s for sale.
Snow whites coffin sk4 designed by rams, gugelot and. Presenting atelier 1 sk4 l1 hm5 hm6 pkg sk 2 some designed by hans gugelot and dieter rams. Rams began at braun by working on architectural projects, but. Sk61 stereophonosuper snow whites coffin radiogram, 1961 ash wood, white and grey metal, acrylic. New listing braun atelier 181 l1 dieter rams hans gugelot radiogram radio record player box.
For sale on 1stdibs hans gugelot, radiophono combination braun pk g 51. Dieter rams as little design as possible front cover of sophie lovells dieter rams. His unobtrusive approach and belief in less but better design generated a timeless quality in his. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Good design is long lasting shop books from all the best online stores on nuji.
He was strongly influenced by the presence of his grandfather who was a carpenter. The texts by reyner banham, max bill, kenneth frampton, tomas maldonado, and others reflect the always vigorous dialogue between theory and practice, and are accompanied by nearly 600 illustrations. Original braun ab 1a alarm clock dietrich lubs design dieter rams boxed micardis. Tasked with designing a radio and record player combination, the duo constructed a sleek, metal box with wood sides and an acrylic lid.
The original hardback book has been reformatted and updated in this. Books on japan, a drafting table designed by friso kramer, some carefully selected objects dart, and of course the braun household. The guardian to quantify his impact, you need only look at the millions of apple products in our pockets. Formative years dieter rams was born in wiesbaden, germany, in 1932.
Rams is a documentary portrait of dieter rams, one of the most influential designers alive, and a rumination on consumerism, sustainability, and the future of design. Sk 4 record player, dieter rams and hans gugelot, 1956 courtesy. The history of highend audio design features the sk phonosuper radio and turntable, developed by dieter rams and hans gugelot at braun in 1958. Dieter rams 1932 is an artist born in 1932 the oldest auction result ever registered on the website for an artwork by this artist is a furniture sold in 1999, at christies, and the most recent auction result is a objects sold in 2020. Radio for ideo on behance radio design, braun design. With a contribution by dieter rams and a prologue by matthias k. The present example is the successor to the groundbreaking sk 4 phonosuper radio, designed in 1956 by dieter rams and hans gugelot.
As a product designer and university professor, dieter rams. We will not know, wether this was a derogative title given by hans gugelot, but this stylistic design was a groundbreaking inter. Ramss early awards for carpentry led to him training as an architect as germany was rebuilt in the early 1950s. Hans gugelot 19201965 was an indonesianborn, german engineer and industrial designer. Johan gugelot was born on april 1, 1920 in makassar, dutch east indies to dutch parents. Mueller, reinhold weiss and dietrich lubs for example, or the brilliant hans gugelot from ulm. Still from rams gary hustwit is the director best known for bringing design documentaries to the big screenincluding helvetica, the first only. Job smeets of studio job dieter rams might just be the most important industrial modernist still alive. His unobtrusive approach and belief in less but better design generated a timeless quality in his products and have influenced the. Reviewers of the german edition of this book have compared it to hans winglers.
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